The Spirit Room

The Spirit Room is the major-label debut album by singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on August 14, 2001.[7] The album was recorded at Sunset Sound, Henson Recording Studios and Ananda Studios in Hollywood, California and mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Los Angeles, California.

The Spirit Room
Studio album by
Michelle Branch
ReleasedAugust 14, 2001
Recorded1999–2001
Genre
Length42:26
LabelMaverick, Warner Bros.
Producer
Michelle Branch chronology
The Spirit Room
(2001)		 Hotel Paper
(2003)
Singles from The Spirit Room
  1. "Everywhere"
    Released: July 17, 2001
  2. "All You Wanted"
    Released: October 28, 2001
  3. "Goodbye to You"
    Released: September 9, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
The Guardian[3]
Q[4]
Rolling Stoneno rating[5]
The Village VoiceC[6]

Background

The album's title comes from the name of a bar in Jerome, Arizona, near Branch's hometown of Sedona.[8]

Commercial performance

The Spirit Room debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[9] The album produced three Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Everywhere" (which peaked at number 12), "All You Wanted" (number 6) and "Goodbye to You" (number 21). As of July 2003, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[10] On August 19, 2011, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the United States.[11]

In Canada, although the album didn't appear on the chart the album was certified gold, selling 50,000 copies in October 2003.[12] In Australia, it was also certified gold with shipments of 35,000.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michelle Branch, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everywhere"
3:36
2."You Get Me"
3:53
3."All You Wanted" 3:38
4."You Set Me Free"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
3:11
5."Something to Sleep To"
  • Branch
  • Jennifer Hagio
  • Shanks
4:15
6."Here with Me"
  • Branch
  • Shanks
3:26
7."Sweet Misery" 3:43
8."If Only She Knew" 4:19
9."I'd Rather Be in Love" 3:55
10."Goodbye to You" 4:12
11."Drop in the Ocean"
  • Branch
  • Hagio
  • Will Golden
  • Bernie Reilly
4:19
Total length:42:26
Digital deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Life on Mars?"David Bowie3:42
13."Goodbye to You" (Unplugged) 4:10
14."All You Wanted" (Unplugged) 3:34
15."Everywhere" (Acoustic)
  • Branch
  • Shanks
3:34
16."Goodbye to You" (Music video) 3:56
17."All You Wanted" (Music video) 3:40
18."Everywhere" (Music video) 3:33

Singles
  • "Everywhere" – July 17, 2001
  • "All You Wanted" – October 28, 2001[14]
  • "Goodbye to You" – September 9, 2002[15]

Personnel

Production
  • Producers: John Shanks, Jeremy Welt
  • Engineers: Marc DeSisto, Lars Fox
  • Assistant engineers: Steve Kaplan, Tom Nellen, Chris Reynolds, Jason Schweitzer
  • Mixing: Marc DeSisto, Chris Lord-Alge, Dave Way
  • Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
  • Pro-Tools: Lars Fox
  • Programming: Lars Fox, John Shanks
  • Production coordination: Shari Sutcliffe
  • Art direction: Kim Biggs, David Harlan
  • Photography: Matthew Welch

Use in media

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[29] Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. Morgan, Laura (March 17, 2020). "The Spirit Room (Michelle Branch)". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. Sullivan, Caroline (April 11, 2002). "A carnival of romance". The Guardian.
  4. CD Reviews at CD Universe
  5. D. Luerssen, John (August 12, 2001). "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room". The Village Voice – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room. Maverick/Warner Bros. Records. August 2001.
  8. "Michelle Branch: "She's Everywhere"". MTV. 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2010. in front of this bar called the Spirit Room.
  9. Martens, Todd (2003-07-02). "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  10. "Ashanti Returns To No. 1 With 'Chapter II'". Billboard. July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  12. Two French language artists hit Gold Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  14. http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=1&date=2001-08-30
  15. https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~davet/music/track/RADIO202_09B/RADIO202_09B-09.html
  16. http://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/571/What-a-Girl-Wants
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  26. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  27. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  28. "Canadian album certifications – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". Music Canada.
  29. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 512: 12. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  30. "British album certifications – Michelle Branch – The Spirit Room". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Spirit Room in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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